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Health Care Financing Review

Title

Giving physicians incentives to contain costs under Medicaid.

First Author

Welch, W Pete

Date of Pub

1990 Winter

Pages

103-112

Volume

12

Issue

2

Other Authors

N/A

Abstract

In this article, the risk arrangements in Medicaid programs that put physicians at risk are summarized. These programs--partial
capitation and health insuring organizations--pay physicians a capitation amount to cover some or all physician services.
Physicians also receive part of the savings from reduced hospitalization. Most of these programs have successfully lowered
Medicaid costs. They could serve as models for other Medicaid programs, State-level programs to cover people ineligible for
Medicaid, and programs abroad, such as in the United Kingdom.